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today another letter with powder, this time at adams elementary also in northwest. >> did contain some powdery unknown type substance, best described like a white powder. >> reporter: taking no chances, hazmat crews moved people away from the substance and with protective suits on inspected the powder putting it through numerous tests. >> we were able to eliminate any hazard. no one was sick. no one had any ill effects. >> reporter: both schools are located in council member jim graham's ward 1. >> we may have some wing nut, you know. we've been through this and to target, to send this to an elementary school. >> reporter: the fbi says last week and over the weekend 17 houston, texas schools received letters with a similar substance inside. the houston fire department says early tests reveal the substance may have been cornstarch. we have learned there is a connection between the texas letters and the letters sent to
today another letter with powder, this time at adams elementary also in northwest. >> did contain some powdery unknown type substance, best described like a white powder. >> reporter: taking no chances, hazmat crews moved people away from the substance and with protective suits on inspected the powder putting it through numerous tests. >> we were able to eliminate any hazard. no one was sick. no one had any ill effects. >> reporter: both schools are located in council...
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adam center joins us now. adam thanks for joining us. your survey has been part of dc schools for eight years now. we just showed a small sample of the questions. how do you decide which questions to actually put in the survey? >> sure, the questions are based on two things. one is to understand based on the curriculum that we're implementing. secondly, they're based on the dc health learning standards based on what information they're supposed to get at what ages. thirdly, they match up with the national testing questions about behavior and knowledge they should be getting at the right age level. >> how do you respond to those who say, not my 12-year-old or 7th grader, these questions are too personal, and too much. >> we've only heard from one parent actually so we're not very clear about how widespread the issue is. i think the most important thing that parents need to know and all of us need to know is that our local data show us that almost 23% of middle school students, this is from a 2009 survey, said that they had already had sex
adam center joins us now. adam thanks for joining us. your survey has been part of dc schools for eight years now. we just showed a small sample of the questions. how do you decide which questions to actually put in the survey? >> sure, the questions are based on two things. one is to understand based on the curriculum that we're implementing. secondly, they're based on the dc health learning standards based on what information they're supposed to get at what ages. thirdly, they match up...
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adam and roro were killed. tonight we are learning more about what happened and the men arrested at the scene. fox 5's matt aklin. >> reporter: yes, police say they were crossing the pike when hit by a car. the driver was arrested and suspected of dui. the impact of the collision killed one man instantly. the other died a short time later at the hospital. just look at the damage to the front of the car. the windshield smashed. the hood crumpled. even the front bumper broken. even harder to look at, a flip flop and knew left behind. >> it looks like it hit a pole. hit two people and it was destroyed. >> not long after the men were hit on rockville pike rachel and sam had made it safely across. they had just gotten off the metro from a night out in dc. >> then we heard a huge crash. at first i thought it was a gunshot. we heard like the brakes scratch and then we heard this crash and someone laying on the horn. >> reporter: police say the driver of the car did get out to offer assistance but for some reason he go
adam and roro were killed. tonight we are learning more about what happened and the men arrested at the scene. fox 5's matt aklin. >> reporter: yes, police say they were crossing the pike when hit by a car. the driver was arrested and suspected of dui. the impact of the collision killed one man instantly. the other died a short time later at the hospital. just look at the damage to the front of the car. the windshield smashed. the hood crumpled. even the front bumper broken. even harder...
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lets atalk first about where we're going now with adam shapiro. we're looking ahead to jobs and what else are we looking for this week? we'll hear from ben bernanke. he is speaking in rhode island. adp, private payroll employment figure going to come out on wednesday. expect an increase of 20,000. friday, we'll get the labor department's official numbers for september. look for the unemployment rate to be 9.7%. that is the expectation. when you factor in government and private sector to be flat. that would be an improvement over august. as far as the overall number not nearly what it needs to be to really indicate strong job growth and recovery in the economy. >> we talked about verizon having to pay out millions of dollars. does this have any effect on them on wall street? >> won't have too much of an effect on them. i didn't believe i'm saying it is only $90 million. i was so glad to see this story. often times, you will hit by stent the button to get the data option and i don't do the data option. so i'm sure i got charged one of those $1.99 wh
lets atalk first about where we're going now with adam shapiro. we're looking ahead to jobs and what else are we looking for this week? we'll hear from ben bernanke. he is speaking in rhode island. adp, private payroll employment figure going to come out on wednesday. expect an increase of 20,000. friday, we'll get the labor department's official numbers for september. look for the unemployment rate to be 9.7%. that is the expectation. when you factor in government and private sector to be...
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the montgomery county police say 26-year-old adam and rory were hit near the metro station. fox 5's trisha thompson picks up the story from here. >> reporter: a flip flop, a shoe and a smashed windshield. grim evidence left behind after two men were hit on rockville pike early sunday morning. >> we were walking out at like 3:00. we heard like the brakes screech and then we heard this crash and then someone laying on the horn for like five minutes. >> reporter: they left the metro station and crossed this intersection just seconds before the two men. >> the impact that's the thing it just -- both of us jumped and grabbed on to each other it was that loud. >> reporter: the montgomery police say the driver hit the two men roughly where that red fire truck was. after he initially gave assistance he took a ride on to old georgetown wherefore some reason he stopped again. >> at that point, a witness to the collision stopped and spoke with the driver and told him to come back to the scene. >> police say the driver walked back and was soon seen taking a field sobriety test. >> when
the montgomery county police say 26-year-old adam and rory were hit near the metro station. fox 5's trisha thompson picks up the story from here. >> reporter: a flip flop, a shoe and a smashed windshield. grim evidence left behind after two men were hit on rockville pike early sunday morning. >> we were walking out at like 3:00. we heard like the brakes screech and then we heard this crash and then someone laying on the horn for like five minutes. >> reporter: they left the...
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in fact, today's letter was delivered to adams elementary school in 19th street in adams morgan. yesterday, a suspicious package was sent to the elementary in northwest. investigators are looking into whether it's connected to a case in texas. 17 school campuses in houston received suspicious packages the last week. >>> the two men fighting to be governor of maryland same into the district today to debate each other. dec governor martin o'malley and robert ehrlich facing off at the washington post. tom fitzgerald was there and joins us live with highlights. let's start with the reviews of monday's debate that said robert ehrlich's earlier performance was shaky. how did he do today? >> reporter: this is a much more polished robert ehrlich we saw today in contrast to monday's debate. gone were those references to martin o'malley as gov and that he played more office in this give-and-take. both of them exchanged barbs on everything from taxes to immigration. >> and take us through some of the points made today? >> let's start with immigration. both men were asked if state funds in m
in fact, today's letter was delivered to adams elementary school in 19th street in adams morgan. yesterday, a suspicious package was sent to the elementary in northwest. investigators are looking into whether it's connected to a case in texas. 17 school campuses in houston received suspicious packages the last week. >>> the two men fighting to be governor of maryland same into the district today to debate each other. dec governor martin o'malley and robert ehrlich facing off at the...
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foxs adam housley tells us it's operation. the very heavy risk. >> reporter: crews are hours from launching -- with 33 trapped men inside a collapsed mine. officials say they're moving forward cautiously. >> and the record. -- . >> with the risk? >> and accidents can happen. -- the profit. we have to -- all of these things. >> reporter: drillers reached them sooner than anticipated and the rescue cage made several successful dry runs into the mine. one expert said that transporting the men still carries major risk. >> i think the most difficult part is just to wait to get there and not the unknown more than anything is not knowing every time the cage goes up and down, whether or not it's going to be -- >> below the miners are gearing up and wearing compression clothing to prevent blood clots and wearing special sunglasses to preprotect there are eyes. >> the ones with more knowledge of means will come out first. they will know how to manage the situation and will give us critical information about the tunnel and will be able t
foxs adam housley tells us it's operation. the very heavy risk. >> reporter: crews are hours from launching -- with 33 trapped men inside a collapsed mine. officials say they're moving forward cautiously. >> and the record. -- . >> with the risk? >> and accidents can happen. -- the profit. we have to -- all of these things. >> reporter: drillers reached them sooner than anticipated and the rescue cage made several successful dry runs into the mine. one expert said...
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containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary on wednesday and another showed up yesterday at adams elementary. d.c. hazmat teams found both letters to be harmless. police say the letter sent to bancroft may be linked to 17 oilers that were sent to texas schools. all had a post mark labeled north text tech. the letters have been sent to a regional lab where the fbi will continue to investigate. >>> both candidates for governor of maryland faced off in a debate. they sparred over taxes and immigration. they clashed over the term new americans. >> sadly it's a political football a nativism and the desire to blame new americans for the problems in our economy. new americans didn't run wall street into the ground. >> what you call new americans, by the way somebody breaks into my house is that a new member of my family that night? it's not new americans. illegals. >> we have all you need to know on next month's election, log on to myfoxdc.com and click on the politics tab. >>> turning to the economy now, staggering numbers on the federal deficit come out this morning. it's expected to b
containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary on wednesday and another showed up yesterday at adams elementary. d.c. hazmat teams found both letters to be harmless. police say the letter sent to bancroft may be linked to 17 oilers that were sent to texas schools. all had a post mark labeled north text tech. the letters have been sent to a regional lab where the fbi will continue to investigate. >>> both candidates for governor of maryland faced off in a debate. they sparred...
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fox's adam housely has the story now from chile. >> reporter: days after their rescue some of the chilean miners are finally going home. >> i thought i would never return. thank you for believing that we were alive. >> reporter: just how did they survive a record breaking 69 days underground? luis urzula, the foreman of the group, says in the 17 days after the collapse each man was allowed just a couple of bites of tuna and a half glass of water every 48 hours. it wasn't until rescuers found them alive that they joked about cannibalism. the elements of the mine was also taxing on their bodies. >> it was very humid, about 100%. people were half naked. >> reporter: 46-year-old richard berial tells the washington post he lost more than 25 pounds and what little water he had tasted like oil. he was waiting for death afraid he'd never meet his unborn child. amazingly he and his 32 colleagues survived. thursday they posed for pictures in their hospital robes with the president of chile still wearing sunglasses to help their eyes adjust to the bright light. as for the international media spotlig
fox's adam housely has the story now from chile. >> reporter: days after their rescue some of the chilean miners are finally going home. >> i thought i would never return. thank you for believing that we were alive. >> reporter: just how did they survive a record breaking 69 days underground? luis urzula, the foreman of the group, says in the 17 days after the collapse each man was allowed just a couple of bites of tuna and a half glass of water every 48 hours. it wasn't until...
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constantine has spent the last 12 years building his restaurant business in adams morgan. >> there is a possibility that someone else could swoop in during the busy time being take whatever business we have and leave. >> reporter: right now, sidewalk vendors like hot dog carts are licensed and permitted for the location. mob eel businesses can stop anywhere and do business. >> the rules aren't the same and they are never go be exactly the same. >> now, the district will regulate where and how long the truck can park. >> we have to find that balance in the city and other urban areas have struggled with that as well but we will find it and hopefully still have these opportunities available for folks. >> reporter: in a city with six million people, there is plenty of mouths to feed. >> convenience and that is what you need. >> they're entrepreneurs. we're entrepreneurs. i think it is a fantastic thing. the key is to make it fair. >> reporter: protecting turf while providing opportunity is the challenge. >> dcra has tape all of the public comments into account and they are currently rewri
constantine has spent the last 12 years building his restaurant business in adams morgan. >> there is a possibility that someone else could swoop in during the busy time being take whatever business we have and leave. >> reporter: right now, sidewalk vendors like hot dog carts are licensed and permitted for the location. mob eel businesses can stop anywhere and do business. >> the rules aren't the same and they are never go be exactly the same. >> now, the district will...
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police are investigating a deadly accident in rockville. 26-year-old adam joseph hozinsky and roary joseph wisebroad were struck. the driver drove about a block before eventually walking back to the scene. he was arrested and charged with dui. >>> maryland's gubernatorial candidates governor martin o'malley and former governor bob ehrlich will go head to head in a debate being taped later this morning. they will also face off on larry young's radio show on october 21st and on wtop on october 22nd. it could be just a matter of days before the 33 miners trapped in chile are free. they are expected to be pulled to safety wednesday. first, tests are under way to make sure the escape tunnel meant to save their lives doesn't put them in any more danger. we have a report. >> reporter: with at least one big champagne sell under their belt, it is back to business at the mine where 33 trap men are just days from being rescued. officials use a video camera to inspect the escape tunnel for stability. they decide to reinforce part of it with half inch thick steel pipe to make it stronger. >> we are exp
police are investigating a deadly accident in rockville. 26-year-old adam joseph hozinsky and roary joseph wisebroad were struck. the driver drove about a block before eventually walking back to the scene. he was arrested and charged with dui. >>> maryland's gubernatorial candidates governor martin o'malley and former governor bob ehrlich will go head to head in a debate being taped later this morning. they will also face off on larry young's radio show on october 21st and on wtop on...
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containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary on wednesday and another showed up yesterday at adams elementary. d.c. hazmat teams found both letters to be harmless. police say the letters sent to bancroft elementary and the 17 to schools in texas had a post mark labeled north texas. >>> now to a fox 5 follow up on claims of a cancer cluster near fort detrick in maryland. public health officials found no evidence of above average cancer rates in the areas of the installation. kristen renee foundation says it has uncovered 600 cases which the health department has not looked at and is calling on health officials to expand their investigation. a report found army researchers began spraying a dangerous herbicide called agent orange to kill vegetation in the 1950s. army officials released a statement saying it is continuing its research. >>> another town heal meeting by the presumptive next mayor. vincent gray showed up in northwest to hear from voters and brought the temporary school chancellor kay henderson. we asked him about the humanners that he fired outgoing chancellor michelle rh
containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary on wednesday and another showed up yesterday at adams elementary. d.c. hazmat teams found both letters to be harmless. police say the letters sent to bancroft elementary and the 17 to schools in texas had a post mark labeled north texas. >>> now to a fox 5 follow up on claims of a cancer cluster near fort detrick in maryland. public health officials found no evidence of above average cancer rates in the areas of the...
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bancroft elementary received the package and another at adams elementary. the letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to schools sent in texas. the fire department says the schools were not evacuated and no one became sick. the letters have been sent to a region at lab. the fbi is still investigating. >>> washington wizards star gilbert arenas had to leave the game early last night because of a strained groin. this time, the injury appears to be real. arenas admitted to faking an injury to give a playing guard more playing time. >>> 7:25 and the redskins looking to build on their winning ways. coming off a big come from behind win against the packers. dave ross joins us for the friday match-ups. >>> we will get the latest weather and traffic updates coming up as well. it is 7:25 on this friday morning. frce ttge to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?"
bancroft elementary received the package and another at adams elementary. the letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to schools sent in texas. the fire department says the schools were not evacuated and no one became sick. the letters have been sent to a region at lab. the fbi is still investigating. >>> washington wizards star gilbert arenas had to leave the game early last night because of a strained groin. this time, the injury appears to be real. arenas admitted to faking...
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a letter containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary and another showed up at adams elementary. the letters were harmless in the end. letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to other letters sent to texas schools. >>> how do you get a suspected murderer to confess? how about a phony pen pal? that is what investigators used trying to get a confession from the prime suspect in the chandra levy case. investigators called the phony letters written in 2004 and 2005. the judge denied a request to dismiss the case yesterday. the trial is expected to get under way next week. >>> you can forget a price reduction for smartrip cards. metro was going to cut the $5 price tag in half. they reversed the decision. they thought it cost $1.25 to make the smartrip cards, but it costs $3.40 to make each card. the differencewouldd have cost metra millions. >>> what do you get a girl for her birthday? >> a pony. >> that would be expensive. one viewer wants to know what to get his niece for his birthday. >> would a gift card be okay? >> if you want to take the easy way out. >> wonders. >>> t
a letter containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary and another showed up at adams elementary. the letters were harmless in the end. letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to other letters sent to texas schools. >>> how do you get a suspected murderer to confess? how about a phony pen pal? that is what investigators used trying to get a confession from the prime suspect in the chandra levy case. investigators called the phony letters written in 2004 and 2005....
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adam hasinski and rory white croft were crossing the street while hit. the driver of the car did get out of the car after the accident but for some reason got back into the heavily damaged vehicle and drove a block away where someone convinced him to walk back to the scene. now there were two witnesses who did make it across safely right before the accident. they described what they heard and what they saw. >> we heard a huge crash and we thought -- at first i thought it was a gunshot and we heard brakes screech and then heard a crash and someone was laying on the horn. >> reporter: now so far the driver has not been charged in this accident. this is something they are still investigating right now, whether or not it was driver wrongdoing or whether the pedestrians were in the crosswalk or not. but this is a very dangerous stretch of road,very busy stretch of rockville pike as well. and montgomery county has been working to try to come up with a plan to make it safer for pedestrians to cross the street here. coming up in the 9:00 hour, we'll talk with je
adam hasinski and rory white croft were crossing the street while hit. the driver of the car did get out of the car after the accident but for some reason got back into the heavily damaged vehicle and drove a block away where someone convinced him to walk back to the scene. now there were two witnesses who did make it across safely right before the accident. they described what they heard and what they saw. >> we heard a huge crash and we thought -- at first i thought it was a gunshot and...
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the two men that did die, adam hasin ski and rory white rod were crossing when the accident occurred and were hit by that car. now at this point, it's still unclear whether or not those two pedestrians were in the crosswalk, whether or not the driver was at fault here. that is something they're going to be investigating. but obviously this is' very dangerous intersection of road and that's why we want to talk today with the montgomery county pedestrian safety coordinator because they are doing some work along rockville pike, one of the places here in montgomery county. jeff dunkle is here with me today. tell me about -- this is one of the spots you're looking at trying to make improvements. explain what you would like to see done to make it safer? >> that's correct. we're concerned about the stretches of roadway with we have a higher incidents. and that's one reason we are here, to try to address these issues. this section of roadway is on the southern edge of the high end areas to make it safer. but one important thing to note is these are state roads. we have seven hood rai that's
the two men that did die, adam hasin ski and rory white rod were crossing when the accident occurred and were hit by that car. now at this point, it's still unclear whether or not those two pedestrians were in the crosswalk, whether or not the driver was at fault here. that is something they're going to be investigating. but obviously this is' very dangerous intersection of road and that's why we want to talk today with the montgomery county pedestrian safety coordinator because they are doing...
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adam carricker gets the fumble recovery. this defense will bend and not break and they didn't break yesterday. >> and when the defense limits the number of points they give up. we had four wins so far this year and we had four of all last year. >> i was doing some math there. >> i know you were. thank you very much. >>> and miles and puppeteers and some of the things you can see during the euro festival and holly morris is checking out the acts you can see this morning in northwest d.c. >> reporter: good morning, we're live at french embassy where we are getting the amazing preview. and forget that second cup of coffee because we're ready to treat you to some slow dance from slovenia. [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: this is meeka from slovenia and she's performing tomorrow at the kennedy center. beyond dancing is what they call her show and they title it under the category of illusion. that's just one of the many categories that you can see from all of the different entertainers taking part in kids euro festival now in its third
adam carricker gets the fumble recovery. this defense will bend and not break and they didn't break yesterday. >> and when the defense limits the number of points they give up. we had four wins so far this year and we had four of all last year. >> i was doing some math there. >> i know you were. thank you very much. >>> and miles and puppeteers and some of the things you can see during the euro festival and holly morris is checking out the acts you can see this...
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several shots fired at the officer near queens chapel road in adams place northeast just after midnight. the shooters were in a dark green jeep and used a high- powered rifle. investigators say the same suspected may have also fired shots into a store in maryland before the shots were fired at the police officers. >>> d.c. detectives are looking for suspects in three weekend homicides including a deadly shooting near howard university. two people were found shot at harard and sixth street. >>> also, an armed robbery at a maryland restaurant ended with a car flipped over in front of the takoma park mayor's house. three men with semiautomatic weapons robbed people in the eastern carry-out. they took off in a dodge intrepid. the vehicle flipped over right in front of the mayor opposite home. police arrested three suspects of a short search. >>> a warning for students at the university of maryland. there has been another attack. college park police say three men approached a student behind anne arundel hall at about 40 in the morning sunday morning. one of the suspects tackled the student,
several shots fired at the officer near queens chapel road in adams place northeast just after midnight. the shooters were in a dark green jeep and used a high- powered rifle. investigators say the same suspected may have also fired shots into a store in maryland before the shots were fired at the police officers. >>> d.c. detectives are looking for suspects in three weekend homicides including a deadly shooting near howard university. two people were found shot at harard and sixth...
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. >> reporter: there was no trouble in adams morgan and police were ready for it. the uniformed officers stationed themselves around king emmanuel baptist church while tactical units patrolled the area, stopping anyone looking suspicious. since the family began receiving friends an hour and a half before the funeral, d.c. police kept an eye out for anyone bent on disturbing the peace and at least a dozen officers manned the blocks while plain clothes officers were free to roam and some people were stopped and questioned. as motorists played -- paid their respects, friends remember the man. >> i'm bubbling inside, you know, and that is a sick situation. he had so much promise and was a special guy. >> reporter: he was shot to death as he sat in the back seat of the suv, targeted, police say, by gang members out to settle a score. and the driver of the suv has been charged with carrying a pistol without a license. he fired back at the man attacking jamaal coats. brian weaver spoke at the service. >> and it was more of a celebration of life than -- and more upbeat and
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. >> reporter: two 26-year-olds, adam and rory died. a relative of one victim said that they had gone to a birthday party earlier that night and investigators are waiting on a toxicology reports. they drove around the corner, stopped again and returned to the scene. at that time of night, the crosswalk signals are off. >> we know now the lights were flashing and the pedestrian indicators were turned off. we're still looking at where they were in relation to the crosswalk. >> reporter: in a statement, the sister wrote that rory was a fantastic person that will be missed by many. with the positive outlook on life, we hope to get through this loss. the two men are the 10th and 11th pedestrians killed in montgomery county this year and it happened on one of the most dangerous stretches of road. >> it's a two-way streak out there and the pedestrians need to obey the law like the drivers do and drivers need to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks and the pedestrians need to use them. >> reporter: police say it will be weeks until the invest
. >> reporter: two 26-year-olds, adam and rory died. a relative of one victim said that they had gone to a birthday party earlier that night and investigators are waiting on a toxicology reports. they drove around the corner, stopped again and returned to the scene. at that time of night, the crosswalk signals are off. >> we know now the lights were flashing and the pedestrian indicators were turned off. we're still looking at where they were in relation to the crosswalk. >>...
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constantine spent the past 12 years building his restaurant businesses in adams morgan. >> there is a possibility someone else is enjoying the busy time and take what business we have and leave. >> reporter: right now, sidewalk vendors are licensed and permitted for their specific location and mobile vendors like the food trucks can stop anywhere and do business. >> rules aren't the same and they're never going to be. >> the district is going to regulate where and how long they can park. >> what we have to do is find the balance in the city and other areas struggled with that as l. >> reporter: in a city with 6 million people, there are plenty of mouths to tofeed. >> which amazing east coast cities, that that is what they need. >> the entrepreneurs were entrepreneurs and that is fantastic and the key is to make it fair. >> reporter: providing turf and opportunity is the challenge. dcra has taken all the comments into an account and rewriting the proposed regulations. they hope to have something submitted in the next month to the city council. melanie -- melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>
constantine spent the past 12 years building his restaurant businesses in adams morgan. >> there is a possibility someone else is enjoying the busy time and take what business we have and leave. >> reporter: right now, sidewalk vendors are licensed and permitted for their specific location and mobile vendors like the food trucks can stop anywhere and do business. >> rules aren't the same and they're never going to be. >> the district is going to regulate where and how...
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let's chat with adam shapiro with our business beat this morning. this is the big one we are watting. >> it is the big one. expectation are we will see the unemployment rate in september rise from 9.6 to 9. 7%. might even go higher. that is being explained as more people trying to find jobs coming back into the work force. we are expecting to see an increase in private sector job creation. a decrease in government jobs. when you add it all together, job creigh is a expected to be flat in the month of september. it will be i market mover, whether it is good or bad. >> when he saw what the market did yesterday and what we might see today depending on how the jobs report comes out. >> you saw us flirt with the dow 11,000 but there was awe pull back. if this report comes in much better than expected, you could see us flirt once again with dow 11,000 f it comes in worse than expected, if the unemployment rate is much higher, if the expected increase in private job creation isn't nearly what is expected, then you will see people say this economy is just n
let's chat with adam shapiro with our business beat this morning. this is the big one we are watting. >> it is the big one. expectation are we will see the unemployment rate in september rise from 9.6 to 9. 7%. might even go higher. that is being explained as more people trying to find jobs coming back into the work force. we are expecting to see an increase in private sector job creation. a decrease in government jobs. when you add it all together, job creigh is a expected to be flat in...
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one officer in the area of queens chapel road and adams place in northeast heard gunshots just after midnight. he went to investigate and that is when someone inside a vehicle fired at that officer. the officer was not hurt. he did not fire back. there was another shooting in maryland but investigators are not confirming the shooting were related. soy the united states government has issued a major caution to travelers head overseas. government and its european allies are concerned that al- qaeda may be plotting something imto the 2008 mumbai attacks in india when terrorists there gunned down more than 170 people in hotels and restaurants. tisha thompson has more on how seriously travelers in and out of d.c. are taking this this morning. >> reporter: we came out to dulles airport to fawned out how the new terror threats are impacting people traveling to europe. the warning took robert by surprise. he had been on vacation and didn't hear about the warning until he arrived at the airport. >> i think being scared makes some sense at all. of course, i will make efforts to try my best to
one officer in the area of queens chapel road and adams place in northeast heard gunshots just after midnight. he went to investigate and that is when someone inside a vehicle fired at that officer. the officer was not hurt. he did not fire back. there was another shooting in maryland but investigators are not confirming the shooting were related. soy the united states government has issued a major caution to travelers head overseas. government and its european allies are concerned that al-...
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adam shapirodowns us with our business beat. this is really more far reaching than those directly affected by the foreclosures, isn't it in. >> right. we have 5 # million outstanding mortgages in the united states of which #.# million or in foreclosure. that is a terrible situation. -- we have 53 million outstanding mortgages in the united states of which 2.3 million are in foreclosure. you have some banks freezing the process temporarily to review the legal documentation. as they've been rushing the foreclosure process, they have made some mistakes. there are growing concerns and calls in congress for banks, all banks to stop the foreclosure process and review the documents. the problem is it is going to delay the clearing out of all that inventory which means everyone else would is not in foreclosure, who may want to sell their house, prices will remain depressed and it will take even longer, might be more difficult to sell your house. this is one of those situations where it may not be a win-win for everybody. at the end of t
adam shapirodowns us with our business beat. this is really more far reaching than those directly affected by the foreclosures, isn't it in. >> right. we have 5 # million outstanding mortgages in the united states of which #.# million or in foreclosure. that is a terrible situation. -- we have 53 million outstanding mortgages in the united states of which 2.3 million are in foreclosure. you have some banks freezing the process temporarily to review the legal documentation. as they've been...
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adam shapiro with fox business is live in new york with more on that. good morning to you. what do you take from what ben bernanke had to say? >> well, it was an expected speech. he has said this before. he has been saying it for years that congress, you need to stop spending quite as much and you need to bring down the deficit and the annual deficit and the debt to gdp ratios for the long term. in english though, went to say not yet. the recovery is still to weak in his pone for congress to start cutting back immediately. so the message for you and me is mr. bernanke's old message. eventually, congress has to deal with these long-term issues but not today. >> speaking of the government dealing with issues, the justice department filed a lawsuit against three of the big credit cards talking about master card, visa and american express saying you know what? you are not playing fair when it comes to dealing with your customers. master card and visa said okay being maybe we can work something out. american express is standing tough. >> they're going to fight it. this has to do
adam shapiro with fox business is live in new york with more on that. good morning to you. what do you take from what ben bernanke had to say? >> well, it was an expected speech. he has said this before. he has been saying it for years that congress, you need to stop spending quite as much and you need to bring down the deficit and the annual deficit and the debt to gdp ratios for the long term. in english though, went to say not yet. the recovery is still to weak in his pone for congress...
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this is chris in adams morgan. though many here have their computers on a tabletop, others are using them on their laps. >> every day. >> reporter: and yes, rodney ragabon says he feels the heat. >> it does get reasonably hot. i don't know the temperature, but pretty hot. >> reporter: now according to a new report in american journal of pediatrics we're learning heat generated by your laptop can damage the skin on your legs. washington dermatologist dr. howard brooks says he sees patients with that all the time. >> you feel it getting warm, but we're so interested in whatever we're doing we keep that laptop on there. it can lead to discoloration. >> reporter: he said the heat from laptops is basically baking your skin. >> 99% of the time it's nothing to worry about other than the red discoloration or a brown or darkening color, on the thighs, but this can lead to squamos cell cancer. >> reporter: from your thinning skin getting exposed to uv rays or sunlight. new technology is improving matters. >> i used to have a
this is chris in adams morgan. though many here have their computers on a tabletop, others are using them on their laps. >> every day. >> reporter: and yes, rodney ragabon says he feels the heat. >> it does get reasonably hot. i don't know the temperature, but pretty hot. >> reporter: now according to a new report in american journal of pediatrics we're learning heat generated by your laptop can damage the skin on your legs. washington dermatologist dr. howard brooks...
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. >> reporter: two 26-year-olds adam hozinsky and rory whitebrook died. a friend said they'd gone to a birthday party earlier that night. investigators are awaiting toxicology reports. the driver stopped, drove around the corner, stopped again and returned to the scene. the crosswalk signals are off at that time of night. >> we knowthe lights were flashing and that the pedestrian indicators were turned off. we're still looking at where they were in relation to the crosswalk. >> reporter: in a statement whitebrook's sister wrote rory was a fantastic person that will be missed by many. with memories of rory's positive outlook on life, we hope to get through this loss. these are the 10th and 11th pedestrians killed many montgomery county this year and it also happened on one of the most dangerous stretches of road. >> it's a two-way street and we both need to be looking for each other. drivers need to yield topeds in the crosswalks and the pedestrians -- yield to pedestrians in crosswalks and the pedestrians need to use the crosswalks. >> we do want to make
. >> reporter: two 26-year-olds adam hozinsky and rory whitebrook died. a friend said they'd gone to a birthday party earlier that night. investigators are awaiting toxicology reports. the driver stopped, drove around the corner, stopped again and returned to the scene. the crosswalk signals are off at that time of night. >> we knowthe lights were flashing and that the pedestrian indicators were turned off. we're still looking at where they were in relation to the crosswalk....
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adam kennedy scores the go ahead run. it's the game winner. the nats win 2-1 and finish the season the nats win, redskins win. it's all good here. we'll have all the highlights and lindsay will join me on sports extra at 11:10. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> battling the bulge, not easy to do, but one woman just figured out how to write off the pounds. how her words have the weight falling off and even landed her the man of her dreams. t four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> australian farmers are dealing with a huge invasion of location u.ss. they say unusually wet and -- location and loc
adam kennedy scores the go ahead run. it's the game winner. the nats win 2-1 and finish the season the nats win, redskins win. it's all good here. we'll have all the highlights and lindsay will join me on sports extra at 11:10. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> battling the bulge, not easy to do, but one woman just figured out how to write off the pounds. how her words have the weight falling off and even landed her the man of her dreams. t four years ago, bob ehrlich got...
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. >>> dc police officers out in full force in adams morgan today. officers worked to prevent more gang violence. uniformed officers were outside jamal coates' funeral. he was killed last week after two rival gangs got into a shoot-out after another funeral. police have only charged one person and are still looking for the other. >>> two teenagers are accused of plotting to kill an entire family, and the suspects are 16 years old. icatelyn kirhoff and her boyfriend were accused of trying to gun down her family. >> reporter: dorchester county, maryland is still a largely rural area with pockets of generally quiet suburban subdivisions. on september 26, a family inside the living room on this house near quail run road came under attack. six people hit the floor when bullets smashed through the sliding glass door in the back of the house. the mother of the family crawled to a phone to dial 911. >> there was one person slightly injured due to bullet fragments in the house. she was transported to a local hospital for treatment. >> reporter: no one was ser
. >>> dc police officers out in full force in adams morgan today. officers worked to prevent more gang violence. uniformed officers were outside jamal coates' funeral. he was killed last week after two rival gangs got into a shoot-out after another funeral. police have only charged one person and are still looking for the other. >>> two teenagers are accused of plotting to kill an entire family, and the suspects are 16 years old. icatelyn kirhoff and her boyfriend were accused...
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. >>> police investigating a deadly accident in rockville, maryland. 26-year-old adam hosinski and rory weissbroad were struck while trying to cross rockville pike. this happened early sunday morning. the driver reportedly struck the two men and drove about a block before eventually walking back to the saskatoon where he was arrested and charged with dui. investigatorred are not sure whether the driver or the pedestrians were at fault. south a suspected kidnapper is behind bars after being caught on i-95 in maryland. police say a man took his ex- wife and their children against their will from a shelter in new york. the woman was able to report the abduction. man surrendered when a maryland state trooper pulled him over in cecil county saturday night. >>> a bridge county police academy instructor accused of helping cadets cheat has been transferred. authorities say the instructor, who denies wrongdoing, was moved from teening to the police department sex offender registration unit that. move comes after last week's alleged cheating scandal broke. the police chief says the instructor rec
. >>> police investigating a deadly accident in rockville, maryland. 26-year-old adam hosinski and rory weissbroad were struck while trying to cross rockville pike. this happened early sunday morning. the driver reportedly struck the two men and drove about a block before eventually walking back to the saskatoon where he was arrested and charged with dui. investigatorred are not sure whether the driver or the pedestrians were at fault. south a suspected kidnapper is behind bars after...
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. >> reporter: at the duplex diner in adams morgan there is no ordinary happy hour crowd. >> we're all very fortunate i think to have made it. a lot of gay teens don't. >> reporter: those concerned about teen gay suicide used a few tweets to gather a proud and raised money for the trevor project. >> if they can just make it, things will get better. >> reporter: many here came with messages for young gay people. >> there are bullies all throughout our homes and our communities. there are political bullies. there are those who feel gay people shouldn't be equal. >> i want to extend my personal thanks to everybody who has come out tonight in washington d.c., everybody at the duplex right now who is helping raise money for the trevor project and the very important work they do. >> reporter: via skype dan savage applauded the group's effort. savage is the point man behind the new internet viral videos called it gets better. >> it gets better. however bad it is now, it gets better and it can get great and it can get awesome. >> reporter: after only a week the site has reached a capacity of 6
. >> reporter: at the duplex diner in adams morgan there is no ordinary happy hour crowd. >> we're all very fortunate i think to have made it. a lot of gay teens don't. >> reporter: those concerned about teen gay suicide used a few tweets to gather a proud and raised money for the trevor project. >> if they can just make it, things will get better. >> reporter: many here came with messages for young gay people. >> there are bullies all throughout our homes...
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adam shapiro joins us. that car holds a special place in your heart. >> it does. we'll get auto sales figures later today. it would be appropriate to ask everybody the first car they had or learned to drive on. i learned to drive on my grandmother's '73 grand torino. >> that is nice. >> grandma had a v-# and the car hauled. we used to drive it in the '80s. it was a lot of fun. >> i think i got you beat. the first car i drove was a '67 chrysler new yorker. >> there is nothing better than an old car with an incredibly strong r-8 engine. the g force when you accelerate. nice. >> amazing. >> and we translate somehow into auto reports. >> i know. we have to get into the business report. i just got to point out what your grandmother teaches you to drive, you can't lose this bit. you drive like the blue hairs in south florida now. let's talk business. what do you want to know? >> let's talk about we're glossing over the whole auto industry thing. the most important thing we want to talk about is health care. it affects mcdonald's workers. >> there is the potential that c
adam shapiro joins us. that car holds a special place in your heart. >> it does. we'll get auto sales figures later today. it would be appropriate to ask everybody the first car they had or learned to drive on. i learned to drive on my grandmother's '73 grand torino. >> that is nice. >> grandma had a v-# and the car hauled. we used to drive it in the '80s. it was a lot of fun. >> i think i got you beat. the first car i drove was a '67 chrysler new yorker. >> there...
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. >> they are taking a pretty adamant stance against it. what they are saying is they stand by the accuracy of their procedure. they say don't reach too much in to this court case. that basically -- that was somebody that admitted signing 7,000 documents and verifying the dates. they say don't read much in it to. and the judge ruled in favor of wells for a go, not in favor of the lender in that case. they said if they have a problem they will review it. >> i know you will stay on top of it. thank you, mel. former president carter is out of the hospital and back in dc and back to work building homes for habitat for humanity. mr. carter is a long-time volunteer and is helping to build a house for a single mother in the district. gurvir dhindsa shows us. >> reporter: in the driving rain, former president cart and wife rosslyn, drive nails in to boards that will one day be a home to a single mother. >> he gave me a hug and i told him thank you so much for helping out on my house. >> reporter: if for the 86-year- old former president there was n
. >> they are taking a pretty adamant stance against it. what they are saying is they stand by the accuracy of their procedure. they say don't reach too much in to this court case. that basically -- that was somebody that admitted signing 7,000 documents and verifying the dates. they say don't read much in it to. and the judge ruled in favor of wells for a go, not in favor of the lender in that case. they said if they have a problem they will review it. >> i know you will stay on...
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adam hasinski and rory white broad was killed. the driver stopped, got back in, drove around the corner and stopped again and then returned to the scene. the crosswalk signals are turned off that time of night. police say alcohol was a factor for the driver. in the 8:00 hour we'll talk with an expert to get helpful safety tips for pedestrians. >>> another big story this morning, problems for a movie crew in d.c. because of that right there. that crash not part of the script. and now the production of transformers 3 is off d.c. streets until further notice. the accident happened yesterday afternoon involving one of the main characters, which is the car, the yellow camaro named bumble bee. a truck was traveling down third street and bumble bee turning off maryland avenue and you see the d.c. police vehicle coming at you. bumble bee not able to stop in time. police vehicle swerved and missed the truck but couldn't miss the camaro. >> bumble bee was in the back where he couldn't see. so once he came around it was like -- boom -- too l
adam hasinski and rory white broad was killed. the driver stopped, got back in, drove around the corner and stopped again and then returned to the scene. the crosswalk signals are turned off that time of night. police say alcohol was a factor for the driver. in the 8:00 hour we'll talk with an expert to get helpful safety tips for pedestrians. >>> another big story this morning, problems for a movie crew in d.c. because of that right there. that crash not part of the script. and now...